Efficacy of electroacupuncture plus warm needling therapy for plantar heel pain: a randomised waitlist-controlled trial
| Autor: | Lai Fun Ho, Man Hin Wong, Yuanqi Guo, Liyi Chen, Zhi-Xiu Lin, Ping Him Tsang, Bacon F.L. Ng, Min Chen, Jessica Y.L. Ching, Kam Leung Chan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Electroacupuncture medicine.medical_treatment Moxibustion law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Acupuncture Medicine Humans Pain Management Prospective Studies Aged Aged 80 and over Dry needling business.industry Therapeutic effect General Medicine Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Complementary and alternative medicine Fasciitis Plantar Physical therapy Female Heel Neurology (clinical) business Foot (unit) Plantar heel pain |
| Zdroj: | Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society. 39(4) |
| ISSN: | 1759-9873 |
| Popis: | Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture plus warm needling (EAWN) therapy on pain and foot function in adults with plantar heel pain (PHP). Methods: This prospective, randomised, parallel-group, waitlist-controlled trial was conducted at a Chinese medicine centre in Hong Kong between May 2018 and February 2019. Eighty eligible community-dwelling subjects with PHP (mean age 59.7 years; 85% female) were equally randomised to receive EAWN therapy or remain on a waitlist. The treatment group received six 30-min sessions of standardised EAWN therapy over 4 weeks; the control group received no treatment. The outcome measures were the visual analogue scale (VAS) score for first-step pain, foot function index (FFI) scores and global rating of change (GRC) scale scores. Assessments were made at baseline, week 2 and week 4 (primary endpoint). The treatment group underwent additional assessments at week 8. Outcomes were evaluated by intention-to-treat analysis. Results: Patients who received EAWN therapy exhibited greater improvements in the mean first-step pain VAS and all FFI scores than did those in the control group at weeks 2 and 4, with significant between-group differences (all P Conclusion: EAWN therapy could be an effective treatment for PHP in middle-aged and older adults. Trial registration number: ChiCTR1800014906 (Chinese Clinical Trials Registry) |
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